I Thought I Was Gaining Weight, Then Doctors Found a 20-Pound Cyst on My Ovaries
No matter how much I worked out, my stomach refused to shrink. Turns out I wasn't gaining weight, I was just carrying a fluid-filled nightmare.
The Psychological Effect of Having to Give Up the Foods You Love
"I never stop craving just a few tacos with the twice-fried beans and a glass of milk.”
This Is What it's Like to Have the World's Most Deadly Eating Disorder
For one teen, the turning point came when her heart stopped beating for half a minute.
How Your Art Changes When You’re Told You’re Dying
“What I'm doing is immortality,” Jeiven says. “I'm putting art on people that's going to walk around after I'm gone.”
How I Finally Found Relief for What Felt Like a Chronic UTI
I went on walks and talked to my bladder. “You’re the best bladder in the world,” I told it.
I'm Living With an Antibiotic-Resistant Infection
"I got MRSA during the winter break of my senior year of college. My first outbreak lasted six months and was all below the belt. I had it on my genitals, along my ass, and down my legs."
This Is What It's Like to Live With Agitated Depression
Agitated depression—or “melancholia agitate"—has been described as a mixed state in which some symptoms of depression exist with those of other psychiatric ailments.
What It's Like to Live With Epidermolysis Bullosa
One in 22,000 people worldwide has a form of the skin condition Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).
The STD Mycoplasma Genitalium Is Becoming a Problem
Doctors warn that it's already showing resistance to antibiotics.
19 Everyday Things That Trigger My OCD
OCD isn't a cute way to refer to how you like your desk to be organized. There's no contentment here; just repetitive thoughts and behaviors to try and keep those thoughts from coming true.
It May Soon Be Impossible to Treat Gonorrhea
Two-thirds of countries have reported gonorrhea cases that resist all known antibiotics.